Moreover, when it comes to the rise of China, "the prevalent views of Western countries -the United States in this particular case- perceived rising China with realist suspicions that China would challenge the international system" (Yue, 2008) for their own benefit, lowering the U.S to a weaker, insecure position and inevitably altering the international system status quo. ... On the contrary, China will continue to "integrate itself into the international economic system and acquire world resources by peaceful means" (Yue, 2008) that is, through fair trade and investment. ...

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The concept of an international "system" itself implies that events are not random, and units within the system are interrelated in some patterned way. ... In order to assess the usefulness of the concept of strategic geometry, we must first see how well the concept is expressed in the international relations of Asia. ... The interactions of these four main powers-sometimes in cooperation, other times in conflict- have shaped the international relations of Asia. ... Rather than two competing systems, Asia's international order was a clutter of triangles." ... With the disappearance of the...

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The main principle behind the theory of neoliberalism, falls under the idea that the international community works and cooperates with one another to solve an international crisis. Since our international system is labeled anarchic, meaning that there is no high actor who has power over the world states, a neoliberalism principal surroundings achieving lasting peace and cooperation between the international community. With the rise of international trading and international communication, the idea of neoliberalism began to take root in the international community. ... These economic powers fal...

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Russia's actions which were internationally condemned by the political community, created concerns with Obama Administration's management of US Foreign Policy. In the unipolar system whereby US is viewed as the hegemon, should be able to protect the key fundamental pillars of International Law to sustain peace and harmony around the globe. ... Putting forward visa restrictions on individuals, another fact to consider is that EU- Russia trade volumes, including vast gas imports and engineering exports are 15 times the level of US-Russia trade. So therefore Washington has far less to l...

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Difficulties became a key element in Chinese status in international relations. ... Secondly, a new assessment of the international situation was made. ... Such assessment was replaced by new international Chinese ideology. Modern international era according to Chinese became more flexible. ... It means bilateral trade relations, coordination in global energy import. ...

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The main factors that contributed to the recovery after the 1998 crisis have been the competitive boost from the weak ruble and the trade surplus caused by the rise in world oil prices. ... Moreover although Russia has been witnessing a trade surplus in the last few years, more than three-fourths of its exports comprise of commodities such as oil, natural gas, timber, and metals. ... International trade and foreign investment Russia had a successful year for foreign investment in the year 2000. ... In spite of being rich in natural resources and having a skilled and educated labor force t...

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The Western democracies sought a form of security for international free market; free trade; opportunity and economic competitions. ... This problem has been solved quite easily if you were to look at the United States" current international footing. ...

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The Russian Federation had multiple economic reforms, including privatization and market and trade liberalization, due to the collapse of communism. ... Characteristics of shock therapy include the ending of price controls, the privatization of publicly-owned entities and trade liberalization. ... Much of the reason for the recovery was weakening of the ruble, which made private producers more competitive nationally and internationally. The three years from 2000 to 2003 were characterized by pro-growth economic reforms including a complete tax reform, which introduced a flat income tax of 13%...

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It is anticipated that Emerging economies will mature two to three times more rapidly than developed nation like the US, as predicted by International Monetary Fund estimates. ... For an emerging market country to create a business environment comparable to that of a developed country it must reduce its barriers for trade and investment to integrate better into the world economy. ... (Cavusgil) The political system consists of political parties, interest groups, trade unions, and legislative authorities. ...

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Both men molded their countries into international powers prior and during World War II through sometimes-questionable means; however, Hitler was better for his country than Stalin was for his due to the economic, social, and political changes that he caused in Germany. ... Also, the stipulations in the Treaty of Versailles, such as the German loss of its international colonies, which caused the loss of foreign markets, shipping and investments, the restriction of its boundaries, and the occupation of the Ruhr, made it very hard for Germany to rebound from its financial depression. ... Instead...

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The mains sources of economic development are trade, services and the industrial division. ... However, raw materials remain the main import, most coming from the Russian Federation, where the majority of foreign trade (approximately 60 percent) is concentrated. ... This helped the foreign exchange policy in the fall of 2000 and helped to improve the confidence in the economy and gave initial contact with International Financial Institutions. ...

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He further contends that "it is impossible for one nation to seize by force the wealth or trade of another war even when victorious can no longer achieve those aims for which people strive" (232). ... Another supporting argument that Angell uses is the idea that nations have become so dependent on one another that the trade and industry are intangible. ... Geoffrey Blainey's article Paradise is a Bazaar examines the Manchester creed "Paradise is an international bazaar" (Blainey 234). ...

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Russia's low currency rates have also had a profound effect on trade, as exchange rate for Russia's imports will be so large. ... Russia has joined the IMF and the World Bank and has applied to join the World Trade Organization and the OECD. ... Russia has been lent money to help reduce some of its debt, however even with the help of international trade unions; Russia is still heavily in debt, which is not helping its reform process. ...

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A bogy of the Cold War revival or its complete comeback is commonly a matter of a public discourse, triggering many different experts to take part in this issue. Is it really possible that the status quo from 80s and the revival of the Cold War is a fact? Or maybe the political reality, nowadays, ha...

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In particular, no country was spared from its effects as international trade dropped by 50%. ... The final was the synchronized promotion of competition and openness by the international institutions and the leading governments (Cammack). ...

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Vertov made Man with Movie Camera so Russia as a whole could apply the revolutionary communistic ideals and work together as one unit to become a more dominant state domestically and internationally. ... This experimental work aims at creating a truly international language of cinema based on its absolute separation from the language of theatre and literature. ... During these times, the USSR lacked funding and therefore had an immense control over the subject and distribution of films domestically and internationally. ... In 1921 Russia passed the New Economic Policy (NEP) which allowed eco...

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On the one hand, weaknesses of small countries such as Slovenia include: a weak position in international relations due to the lack of different kinds of power; lack of natural resources, labour and local factor conditions; an inability to realize economies of scale due to a small markets; limited financial funds and R&D capabilities, etc. On the other hand, strengths of small countries include: more easily achieved social (cultural and religious) cohesion, better implemented policies and more stable system; absence of responsibility for the international order which might be costly to large s...

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The United Nations is an organization founded upon the aftermath of the Second World War to act as the hub of forthcoming international cooperation, aiming to be a forum of deliberation where moral values were to be spread to maintain peace and security, assuring the development of friendly relations between nations and improving the world by employing non-forcible measures. ... The cut on the finical aid trigger the state appropriation of the canal, which was a vital gateway for trade, specially for French and British shipment. ...

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The Soviet Union left Armenia dependent upon trade with countries like Azerbaijan to survive, but the two nations have had poor relations since independence. ... Armenia is a member of many international organizations and has not caused any worldwide scares or controversies. ...

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Examples of "carrots" are powerful inducements such as the reduction of trade barriers, or the offer of an alliance or the promise of military protection. ... An example of a hard power exercising military forces can be the invasion of Iraq by the US in 2003 over the concern of Iraq's alleged possession of weapons of mass destruction (UCLA International Institute, 2014). ...

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Several crises almost led to general European war in the decade before 1914. Two of these, in 1904-5, and 1911, involved the North African state of Morocco. France had been working to annex Morocco, which lay next to its territory of Algeria; Germany with no vital interests in Morocco, threatened wa...

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Despite this fact, the Russian empire was the home of mainly peasants who were farmers even though it is believed that the lives of the Russians was improved in the year 1861 from which they were serfs, implying that they were owned and traded like goods by their owners. ... The government's actions towards these politicized lot was to form legal and neutered trade unions that would replace these banned equivalent. ...

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The importance of securing natural energy resources is taking center stage in the European Union's (EU) future plans. Turkey, a candidate for a full membership to EU, is located close to 70% of the world's oil and gas reserves. Due to it's proximity to these important resources, Turkey is in a perfect position to host a large pipeline (Nabucco Gas Pipeline) that will carry gas from the Caspian Sea to the Middle East. This would give all the countries involved a necessary alternative to the Russian supply routes - and it would become the fourth most dynamic energy corridor for Eu...

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During this period, and in fact throughout the majority of the Communist rule, censorship and the subordination of interest groups such as trade unions was imposed to stop dissension and increase conformity to the new governments policies. ... In international affairs, he withdrew Soviet troops from Afghanistan, normalized relations with China, signed a series of arms control agreements with U.S. ...

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